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'Unpaid overtime impacts on workers' health and on job creation'

'Unpaid overtime impacts on workers' health and on job creation'

Reducing the huge and rising amount of unpaid overtime done by UK workers could create over a million extra full-time jobs, according to the TUC.…

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'Many families over £1k worse off due to tax and benefit changes'

'Many families over £1k worse off due to tax and benefit changes'

Families with children will be the biggest losers due to tax and benefit changes brought in by the Government, according to a report commissioned by the Family and Parenting Institute.…

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Employees dissatisfied with level of pay rises and bonuses

Employees dissatisfied with level of pay rises and bonuses

2011 left many employees across all sectors dissatisfied with the size of pay rise and bonus they received, with the majority having seen their pay either frozen (48%) or cut (5%), and just 18% having received a cash bonus, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)'s annual survey of Employee Attitudes to Pay.…

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Unemployment to hit 8.8% by end of 2012

Unemployment to hit 8.8% by end of 2012

Unemployment will keep rising in 2012 and will hit 8.8 per cent by the end of the year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

 

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'Lack of routine can damage children's educational chances'

'Lack of routine can damage children's educational chances'

Growing up without a daily routine or structure such as regular bedtimes and set meal times can harm a young person’s school grades and overall wellbeing, warns a new report by The Prince'sTrust.…

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